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Tiniest Bone, Biggest Bone

  • July 5, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The smallest bone in the human body is a tiny middle-ear bone called the stapes, or stirrup bone. The largest one is the femur, or thigh bone. It’s also the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone — it supports much of your weight.

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